Animals

Hardcover. New York , Harper & Row, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 64 pages illustrated in color by Hoban. Bright, unclipped dust jacket. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, reprint, 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 104 pages. Color frontispiece, black & white illustrations by L.R. Brightwell. Dust jacket with light soil otherwise very good. Originally published in 1933.

Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, 2nd pr., 1943, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, paper over boards with white and black lettering over color illustration of young girl having tea with a squirrel. Tan cloth over spine. Edges, corners show wear. No

Hardcover. US, Little, Brown, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition. Mr. Tiger lives in a perfectly fine world of prim and proper ladies and gentlemen. One day, the stiff suits, dainty teas, and Victorian manners begin to bore him... and he has a very wild idea. This "it's okay to be different" story stands out from other picture books on the topic thanks to Brown's delightfully clever illustrations and masterful compositions. From the tiger-striped cover that begs to be petted to the ingenious pops of bright orange (Brown's new signature color?) amid muted browns and grays, the award-winning illustrator does not disappoint. Children will appreciate Mr. Tiger's transformation and the way his friends eventually accept his (and their own) uniqueness. Several wordless spreads encourage audience participation while subtle visual clues gently build his character. A full spread featuring the newly liberated Mr. Tiger au naturel is delivered with pitch-perfect comedic timing and is guaranteed to inspire wild giggles.

Hardcover. Chicago, Albert Whitman, 1st, 1941, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardbound, 48 pages. Color illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Binding slight shaken. Soiling to endpapers and covers. Spine & edgewear. Corners rubbed.

Hardcover. NY, Harper and Brothers, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. Murdoch, an only mouse, learns to play croquet in this disarmingly sweet little picture-book tale with enchanting b&w pointillist drawings by D.H. ("a well-known artist who wishes to remain anonymous" reads the jacket flap.) Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Little Simon, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy boards. Big, dynamic pop-ups bring to life such legendary prehistoric creatures as the saber-toothed tiger and the woolly mammoth, as well as a number of lesser-known beasts. Each of the seven bold and dramatic spreads includes clear and informative descriptions of each animal. Paper engineering by Ruth Mawdsley. Clean working copy.

Hardcover. NY, Grosset & Dunlap, reprint, nd, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket. 317 pages, color frontis by Marguerite Kirmse (repeated on dj). Red cloth boards, black stamped lettering on cover and spine. Fading to covers at bottom.

Hardcover. NY, W W Norton , 2nd pr., 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Illustrations with black & white drawings by Bob Kuhn, 221 pages. Myles Turner, born in London in 1921, spent most of his life in Africa. After serving in World War Two, he worked with various companies leading tours through the African Wild. A avid consevationist, Turner began working for the Serengeti in 1956. This book is the memoirs of this time. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1898, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth decorated in black and bright gilt. 245 pages with index, many b&w illustrations of plants and insects by Gibson. Bright and clean copy in exceptional condition.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st US, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover. Color Illustrations. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Animals of all kinds take center stage in this unique exploration of a very unusual family. An older brother is strong and respected, just like an elephant. A mother is stately and beautiful, but she prefers not to stand out--a tall feat for a giraffe! How are animals like humans, and humans like animals? Readers of all ages will delight in Laurent Moreau's richly rendered, thought-provoking illustrations, and then they will entertain perhaps the most wildly illuminating question of all: What makes you special?

Hardcover. NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1st, 1932, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Color frontispiece, b&w drawings, endpaper map by H.M. Brock. Green cloth with spine slightly darkened. Foxing to endpapers. Else very good.

Hardcover. New York, Viking, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 27 pages. Color illustrations by Steven Guarnaccia. Dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Sierra Club Books, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 272 pages, b&w photos. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Color illustrations by Brown. Decorated library binding. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Clean.

Chicago, Follett, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a nice dust jacket. Black & white illustrations by Sylvie Selig. Previous owner's inscription on front end paper. Soil and light edgewear to dust jacket. Through Elephant's greediness, Hare and his family lose the magic spoon that makes life easy for them and acquire in its place a magic stick that makes life miserable but also brings them revenge on Elephant.

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st Edition, 1992, 102 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Cream cover boards, decoration in brown on front cover, brown quarter cloth, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket price-clipped, excellent. Binding tight. Spine straight. Pages clean and unmarked. In beautiful condition. Go climb a tree, cats! it's the year of the dog--thanks to the 101 inimitable cartoons in this book, a whole glorious, uproarious world of dogs from more than sixty-five years of The New Yorker.

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday & Co, 8th pr., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, chipped dust jacket. Winner of the Caldecott Medal, (with printed image of medal on dj) an ALA Notable Children's Book, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Peter Spier's Noah's Ark has been the iconic edition of this tale for over 40 years, in print continuously since its debut in 1977. In Spier's imaginative retelling, readers witness the danger and the grandeur of the terrifying flood but also the lighter moments: Noah's wife jumping on a crate to avoid the rats; Noah shooing all but two bees from a busy hive; and all the animal babies being born in the spring. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harry N. Abrams , 1st US, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Large hardcover volume in a bright dust jacket, 240 pages. The author and illustrator gives his special imaginative touch to the most famous animal story through more than two hundred full-color paintings and a lively text. This is the larger first US printing, not the 1992 reprint in a smaller format. Clean, like new.

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2nd pr, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Text and pictures portray the activities of woodland animals on a snowy night. 32 pages illustrated with San Souci's exquisite watercolors. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Longmans, Green, 1st US, 1931, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth covers with dark green lettering and decoration, 151 pages. Four 2-color plates, endpapers design and b&w text drawings by James Reid. The story of a polar bear. Mild shelf wear.

Hardcover. Portland OR, Timber Press, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 208 pages, color photos. The visually arresting and often misunderstood octopus has long captured popular imagination. With an alien appearance and an uncanny intellect, this exceptional sea creature has inspired fear in famous lore and legends--from the giant octopus attack in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to Ursula the sea witch in The Little Mermaid. Yet its true nature is more wondrous still. After decades of research, the authors reveal a sensitive, curious, and playful animal with remarkable intelligence, an ability to defend itself with camouflage and jet propulsion, an intricate nervous system, and advanced problem-solving abilities. In this beautifully photographed book, three leading marine biologists bring readers face to face with these amazingly complex animals that have fascinated scientists for decades. From the molluscan ancestry of today's octopus to its ingenious anatomy, amazing mating and predatory behaviors, and other-worldly relatives, the authors take readers through the astounding life cycle, uncovering the details of distinctive octopus personalities. With personal narratives, underwater research, stunning closeup photography, and thoughtful guidance for keeping octopuses in captivity, Octopus is the first comprehensive natural history of this smart denizen of the sea. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket. Pink & black & white illustrations by Geisert. Dust jacket shows very minor wear, mostly nice condition. A follow-up to the artist's Oink. More adventures of his favorite pig family. A wordless picture-book.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket. Pink & black & white illustrations by Geisert. Dust jacket shows very minor wear, mostly nice condition. A wordless picture-book about pigs.